Watch Simone Biles nearly pass out when crush Zac Efron surprises her in Rio

U.S. gymnastics" team freaks out when they meet Zac Efron

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Performing on the most pressure-packed stage of her career in front of millions on television hasn"t fazed Simone Biles one bit.

After all, it"s not like it was as nerve-wracking as meeting crush Zac Efron in person or anything.

Biles, 19, may be an Olympic superstar, but she"s still like many teenagers when it comes to the hunky actor.

In a surprise orchestrated by TODAY"s Hoda Kotb, the star of the U.S. gymnastics team nearly needed a defibrillator when she met the actor whose life-sized cardboard cutout sits in her bedroom.

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"If you bring him out, I think I"m gonna pass out,"" Biles told Kotb Tuesday night.

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U.S. gymnastics star Simone Biles nearly "passed out" when she was surprised by celebrity crush Zac Efron after winning her fourth gold medal on Tuesday night.

Efron then came out to give her a big hug shortly after she had won her fourth gold medal in Rio de Janeiro and her fifth overall in the Games.

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"Stop, you"re lying,"" a flustered Biles said. "Stop, no way, no way.

"Ahhh, oh my G*d! Stop, is this real life? Oh my G*d. Stop."

Biles had told Hoda in an earlier interview that she would pass out if Efron ever came to watch her perform in Rio. That"s about the only time you"ll see her on the ground and not flying through the air in Rio.

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Meeting Efron was the capper to Biles" time in Rio, which has included five medals, including four gold medals.

An enthusiastic supporter of Team USA, Efron flew to Rio on Tuesday to congratulate Biles and teammates Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas, Laurie Hernandez and Madison Kocian.

"Their story just blew my mind,"" Efron told Hoda and Matt Lauer on TODAY Wednesday. "When I found out Simone and this team were fans, I was like, "What kind of guy am I if I don"t show up?"""

The powerful legs that helped Biles dominate the competition turned to jelly at the sight of Efron, who was hiding at the media center next door to the gymnastics venue.

"They won gold medals, they were crushing it the entire Olympics, and I was like hiding in a closet waiting to come in, so I didn"t know what to think,"" Efron said. "I kind of was getting nervous myself, but it ended up being so sweet."

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The entire U.S. women"s gymnastics team was thrilled to meet Zac Efron in Rio.

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When the U.S. team thought they were doing a routine interview with Hoda, Efron made his entrance as their jaws dropped and they rushed to hug him.

"He"s even more gorgeous in person!" Biles said after meeting him.

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Zac Efron joined Hoda and Matt on set the morning after surprising the U.S. women"s gymnastic"s team: "When I found out Simone and this team were fans, I was like, "What kind of guy am I if I don"t show up?"""

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Source: http://www.today.com/popculture/watch-simone-biles-nearly-pass-out-when-crush-zac-efron-t101922

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LOOK: Simone Biles gets surprise visit, kiss from celebrity crush Zac Efron

Simone Biles FINALLY Meets & Kisses Zac Efron

If you thought Simone Biles" day couldn"t get any better after she joined exclusive company with her fourth gold medal of the Rio Olympics, well you thought wrong.

The 19-year-old gymnastics superstar realized all of her Olympic dreams in Rio de Janeiro, but she also experienced another moment of ecstasy. It has been no secret that Biles" celebrity crush is actor Zac Efron.

Prior to the start of the Olympics during a segment with the "Today" show, Biles made an impassioned pitch to the star of the High School Musical and Neighbors franchises to come down to Rio to see her and her U.S. teammates compete in the team final.

That got Efron"s attention, but he couldn"t make it in time to cheer on Team USA to their all-around gold medal. He was still cheering from afar, though.

The Twitter back-and-forth between Biles and Efron got a lot of attention, but he still wasn"t able to make it down to Brazil to catch the "Final Five" in action.

Simone Biles had a pretty nice little Tuesday. USATSI

Tuesday was the final day of artistic gymnastics competition. Biles performed in the floor exercise final, winning gold as expected. She became the fifth woman in history and first American to win four gold medals in one Summer Games in gymnastics.

After finishing her historic Olympic run, Biles was at one of NBC"s Rio studios when who should be there to surprise her? None other than Zac Efron, of course.

Judging by her picture and video-filled Twitter feed, Biles was juuuust a little excited about it.

Yeah, it was a good day to be Simone Biles.

Source: http://www.cbssports.com/olympics/news/look-simone-biles-gets-surprise-visit-kiss-from-celebrity-crush-zac-efron/

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Names & Faces: Aaron Hernandez, Zac Efron

Zac Efron Surprises Simone Biles With a Kiss -- See the Pics and Video!

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Aaron Hernandez, the former New England Patriots NFL football player, listens during a pre-trial hearing at Suffolk Superior Court, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, in Boston. Judge Jeffrey Locke has set a trial date in February for Hernandez in a double murder case against him. Hernandez already is serving a life sentence for the 2013 killing of Odin Lloyd. (Matt West/The Boston Herald via AP, Pool) less Aaron Hernandez, the former New England Patriots NFL football player, listens during a pre-trial hearing at Suffolk Superior Court, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, in Boston. Judge Jeffrey Locke has set a trial date in ... more Photo: Matt West, Associated Press

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 06: Zac Efron attends the Mike And Dave Need Wedding Dates fan premiere at Event Cinemas Parramatta on July 6, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 06: Zac Efron attends the Mike And Dave Need Wedding Dates fan premiere at Event Cinemas Parramatta on July 6, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

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Names & Faces: Aaron Hernandez, Zac Efron

Aaron Hernandez

A judge set a trial date in February for the former New England Patriots tight end in his double murder case. Judge Jeffrey Locke told Hernandezs lawyers Tuesday to consider the date Feb. 13 very firm. Hernandez already is serving a life sentence for the 2013 killing of Odin Lloyd and appeared in Suffolk (Mass.) Superior Court for a status hearing in the 2012 killings of two men to which he has pleaded not guilty. Hernandez recently hired a new legal team, including Jose Baez, who successfully defended Casey Anthony in her 2011 trial in the death of her daughter.

Zac Efron

The High School Musical actor achieved his Olympic dreams when he got to meet Simone Biles in person after much-publicized Twitter banter. Efron surprised the Fierce Five U.S. gymnasts during Tuesdays floor finals, in which Biles took home her fourth gold of the Olympics. Biles has been open about her high opinion of Efron, admitting that she owns a cardboard cutout of him. Efron and Biles tweeted back and forth during Biles historic five-medal run. Just call me Mrs. Efron already, the gymnast captioned her photo with Efron.

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Source: http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Names-Faces-Aaron-Hernandez-Zac-Efron-9146909.php

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How J.K. Simmons Got JackedWith Zac Efrons Abs Trainer

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Former Marine turned trainer Aaron Williamson, whos worked with everyone from The Rock to Stallone to Efron, on how the Whiplash star got so shredded up.

You caught a glimpse of them creeping out of the corners of his tight black T-shirt in Whiplash, but now actor J.K. Simmons has officially entered beast mode.

On Wednesday, trainer Aaron Williamson posted a pair of photos of the Oscar winner lifting weights at the gym, showcasing bulging biceps and veins that all but leapt through your computer screen and slapped you across the face. Simmons, who is 61, has given a whole new meaning to the old-man strength.

Wiseass Miles Teller-types beware.

Williamson is a former Marine and trainer to the stars, having helped sculpt the bodies of Jamie Foxx on Django Unchained, Zac Efron in Neighbors, and Dwayne The Rock Johnson on G.I. Joe: Retaliation(not that it needed much sculpting). The bodybuilder met Simmons on the set of Terminator Genisys, where he was training lead actor Jai Courtney. And apparently the Aussie actors physique gave the grizzled Simmons a bit of body envy.

J.K. kept telling me, I want arms like that, Williamson tells The Daily Beast. So whenever wed train together we started focusing on arms and to try and bring his shoulders out a little bit. It eventually became this goal where he could find a role where he could wear a tank top and give people a look at something theyd never seen before.

According to Williamson, Simmons has been training his body since before Whiplashwith an additional trainer, Dana Perribut in the past year the two have taken it to the next level, doing a mixture of physique training, blood volume work, and traditional weight training in order to make certain areas more round and make things pop more.

We dont do a lot of bench work, says Williamson. J.K. has little aches and pains here and there, so we do a lot of what I call blood volume training where you hit the muscle from different angles and hit it in a way where youre doing supersets and drop sets, so youre really stressing the muscle out without using heavy weights which is much easier on your joints and tendons.

Theres been speculation that Simmons is getting jacked for his role as Commissioner Gordon in the upcoming Justice League films, taking over for Gary Oldman. If hes preparing for Justice League, I dont know about it. This was just a personal goal of his he was trying to achieve, adds the training expert.

Aaron Williamson via Instagram

Trainer Aaron Williamson with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson

Here is, according to Williamson, Simmonss training regimen, which opens with about 15-20 minutes of cardio to get the blood moving (Note: DB = dumbbell):

Rope Pressdowns superset with Overhead Rope Pressdowns 4 sets (each) x 10-12 reps Standing DB Curl superset with 1 arm DB Preacher Curl 4 sets (each) x 10-12 reps Bench Dips superset with DB Tricep Kickbacks 3 sets (each) x 12-15 reps Standing EZ Curl Bar superset with High 1 arm Cable Curl 3 sets (each) x 12-15 reps

Seated Crunch Machine 4 sets x 15-20 reps (2-3 second contraction) Hanging Leg Raises 4 sets x 15-20 reps (controlled reps) Planks 3 sets max hold

Simmonss dumbbell weight can go as high as 50 pounds, says Williamson: In the gym hes intense and in there to get results. Were at the point right now where J.K.s body fat is the lowest its ever been at well under 10 percent.

Williamson called training with Dwayne Johnson a highlight, but the actor hes worked the most with is Johnsons Baywatch co-star Zac Efron. The two met on the 2012 movie The Lucky One, where Efron was tasked with transforming his Disney Channel body into that of a Marine sergeant, and now, after the gun show that was Neighbors, the ex-High School Musical star has become known for his buff physique.

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As for how Williamson got Efron those Neighbors (and Neighbors 2) abs, well, a lot of it has to do with eating right. Zac is very, very disciplined when it comes to his nutrition, says Williamson. It wouldnt be weird for him to be out somewhere and have an alarm set where hed need to eat. Not everyone is like him in the sense of being willing to do that.

It was a lot of lean proteins, a little bit of carbs in the beginning of the day and then we taper the carbs off, he adds of Efrons eating habits. He did a lot of veggies, too. Wed do carb-rotation where hed have two to three consecutive low days of carbs and then a high day of carbs. He would eat anywhere from five to eight times a day with a protein shake or two somewhere thrown in.

In addition to dieting and nutrition, Efron put in quite a bit of work at the gym. He did every ab exercise you can think of, but a lot of plank work, a lot of hanging leg raises, a lot of crunches. A lot of people are mistaken when it comes to abs: The reality is that your abs are already there, you just need to get rid of the fatand the only way youre going to get rid of the fat is by eating right and doing cardio, he says, adding, and it takes a h**l of a lot of work.

Source: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/06/09/how-j-k-simmons-got-jacked-by-zac-efron-s-abs-trainer.html

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